History

When President Frank-Walter Steinmeier enters the Bundesrat something must be going on. In its 1,000th session, he said the country's federalism was "many-voiced and diverse". And he is right.

In Germany, two individuals were indicted for complicity in murder in many cases. One of them is a former concentration camp guard, the other a former secretary…

It started in Cologne. The artist Gunter Demnig could not accept the fact that residents did not know Gypsies who used to live there were deported and murdered…

In December, Berlin received a new 'U-Bahn' train line. António Guterres spoke at the Bundestag. And a political scandal erupted in Saxony-Anhalt.

In November of 2020, Germany reacted to the U.S. elections, Berlin closed its last airport, and a whole lot more happened.

In 2020, Corona obviously dominated the news. Only some events were not Corona-related.

In 2020, Corona dominated Germany and the world. But there were other news items as well. Some were not Corona-related at all.

Corona dominated Germany and the world. But there were other news as well. Some were not Corona-related at all.

Corona defined and messed up 2020. But there were some news and events that were only partially related to the virus, or not at all.

Corona defined and messed up 2020. But there were some news and events that were only partially related to the virus, or not at all.